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Jordan Howell teaches Ariella Topliff Lee, left, and Trenton Connor, center, and Patrick Lange how to give CPR to a dog using a training manikin during Vet for a Day at the American Veterinary Medical Association Convention at the Anaheim Convention Center on July 13, 2026 in Anaheim. NatGeo Critter Fixers and Hill’s Pet Nutrition sponsored the one-day class for kids of people attending the convention. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Jordan Howell teaches Ariella Topliff Lee, left, and Trenton Connor, center, and Patrick Lange how to give CPR to a dog using a training manikin during Vet for a Day at the American Veterinary Medical Association Convention at the Anaheim Convention Center on July 13, 2026 in Anaheim. NatGeo Critter Fixers and Hill’s Pet Nutrition sponsored the one-day class for kids of people attending the convention. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
As the American Veterinary Medical Association met for its annual convention, about a dozen youngsters also spent the day at the Anaheim Convention Center learning how to care for animals.
The event, dubbed Vet for a Day, was sponsored by NatGeo “Critter Fixers” and Hill’s Pet Nutrition and allowed children of convention attendees to try their hand at suturing, ultrasounds and CPR on simulated animals.
The event also included a question-and-answer session with Dr. Terrence Ferguson and Dr. Vernard Hodges of National Geographic’s “Critter Fixers” television series.